S9 E5: What makes a literate brain, with Lori Josephson
Science of Reading: The Podcast
Amplify Education
4.5 • 642 Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi listeners, it's Susan here. Just in time for the school year, I have a brand new resource to tell you about. |
| 0:07.0 | Science of Reading, a new teacher's guide. This free e-book gives you the critical information you need, |
| 0:13.7 | including a detailed breakdown of the reading rope and the 10 foundational science of reading principles. |
| 0:20.0 | It also provides key information on dyslexia, assessment, |
| 0:24.2 | serving multilingual learners, and so much more. |
| 0:27.4 | It's packed with beautiful diagrams, |
| 0:29.7 | a perfect compliment to the podcast if I do say so myself. |
| 0:34.0 | Download your science of reading guide at amplify.com.com slash S-O-R guide. |
| 0:41.7 | I think creating illiterate brain is a team sport. |
| 0:45.4 | Everyone needs to be involved. |
| 0:47.0 | The parents, caregivers, teachers, they need to be engaged in an interactive way. |
| 0:56.0 | This is Susan Lambert and welcome to Science of Reading the podcast from Amplify, where the science of reading lives. |
| 1:04.0 | This is episode five in our season-long reading reboot, re-examining and building on foundational literacy concepts. We've already covered |
| 1:13.7 | comprehension, standards, curriculum, and much more. On today's episode, I'm joined by the author |
| 1:21.1 | of a recent book about the brain science behind learning to read that's enjoyable for adults |
| 1:27.0 | and students alike. |
| 1:28.9 | Her name is Lori Josephson, and she's a literacy specialist educational consultant with |
| 1:34.7 | expertise in dyslexia. |
| 1:37.2 | She's also a moderator group expert for the Facebook group Science of Reading, |
| 1:42.5 | What I Should Have Learned in College. |
| 1:44.9 | And her new book is titled Calling All Neurons, How Reading and Spelling Happen. |
| 1:51.3 | On this episode, we'll delve into that book with Lori discussing why understanding |
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